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Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: PGW on August 12, 2014, 05:38:18 PM

Title: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PGW on August 12, 2014, 05:38:18 PM
100m mens heats on BBC2 currently Dwain Chea-oops sorry Chambers just won his heat.

The future of British sprinting in next heat....ain't got a clue how to spell his name.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PaulWinch again on August 12, 2014, 07:34:29 PM
British sprinting is look pretty promising to be honest. We've got a young lad in the 400 metres who looks great.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PaulWinch again on August 12, 2014, 08:01:23 PM
Jo Pavey just won the 10,000 metres at 40 years old, brilliant effort. Well done.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PGW on August 12, 2014, 08:02:20 PM
Jo Pavey just won the 10,000 metres at 40 years old, brilliant effort. Well done.
Absolutely magnificent performance.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: TopDeck113 on August 13, 2014, 03:15:40 PM
I'm pretty sure that Rory McIlroy will win Sports Personality of the Year, but my vote will go to Jo Pavey.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: ACVilla on August 13, 2014, 07:01:31 PM
Martyn Rooney is through to the 400m final. Will he choke as per?
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: ACVilla on August 13, 2014, 07:06:41 PM
Martyn Rooney is through to the 400m final. Will he choke as per?
In actual fact in all three semis three British winners, that Matthew Hudson Smith's running style reminds me of Michael Johnson.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: dave shelley on August 13, 2014, 08:01:43 PM
As a slight aside, my lad told me last night that one of his 17-year-old students is running the 100 metres in 10.8 seconds.  That's some going for a 17-year-old kid.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: ACVilla on August 13, 2014, 08:46:23 PM
Mo Farah trying to see where the flag is :-)))))
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: AV82EC on August 14, 2014, 12:37:35 AM
Good night earlier but only really one medal chance tmw with Sharman in the hurdles. Loving that medal table.......
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PaulWinch again on August 14, 2014, 08:57:06 AM
Martyn Rooney is through to the 400m final. Will he choke as per?
In actual fact in all three semis three British winners, that Matthew Hudson Smith's running style reminds me of Michael Johnson.

Hudson-Smith is a massive prospect, because he's a speed 400 metre runner rather than endurance. There's so much potential in him as he continues to learn the event.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: SashasGrandad on August 14, 2014, 09:09:05 AM
Martyn Rooney is through to the 400m final. Will he choke as per?
In actual fact in all three semis three British winners, that Matthew Hudson Smith's running style reminds me of Michael Johnson.

Hudson-Smith is a massive prospect, because he's a speed 400 metre runner rather than endurance. There's so much potential in him as he continues to learn the event.

A local lad who is another product of the Birchfield Harriers Academy. Was a 200m runner but has been encouraged to do the longer distance. Has been with the club for many years since a young lad.

I was lucky to be in Glasgow and able to get a seat very close to the finish line to watch him take the Gold away from the Bahamas. Hopefully he'll beat Rooney tomorrow! If he does that he should get another medal for his collection.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PGW on August 15, 2014, 06:12:29 PM
Martin Rooney has just won Gold and fair play Hudson-Smith has won the Silver
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 15, 2014, 06:14:28 PM
I see the bellend who took his shirt off with about 100 metres left of his race has had his gold medal taken off him.

Good, I reckon. Reading his Wikipedia page, he sounds like a less-likeable version of Luis Suarez.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: pauliewalnuts on August 15, 2014, 08:15:21 PM
That Dafne Schippers is really attractive.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: PGW on August 15, 2014, 08:51:15 PM
Adam Gemili 200m Gold 19.98 matched his PB - superb stuff
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: Dave Cooper please on August 16, 2014, 12:12:45 AM
Adam Gemili 200m Gold 19.98 matched his PB - superb stuff

Into a head wind as well, excellent.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: Jarpie on August 17, 2014, 04:50:08 PM
Very positive european championships from finns, some athletes made their own records and got into top ten, also gold, bronze and fourth place in our best event javelin throw. Surprisingly few flops, just couple finnish athletes flopped.

Shame that Vecely threw silver or we would've gotten three-way win.
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: Louzie0 on August 17, 2014, 05:06:08 PM
Some excellent gold winning relay performances from the GB team, although I did feel sorry for the Swiss runner who threw the baton away as she came out of the blocks!
Title: Re: Euros-Athletics
Post by: Ron Manager on August 17, 2014, 05:13:46 PM
That Dafne Schippers is really attractive.

all over!
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